Over the last fifty years humanity has developed an extraordinary global utility which is omnipresent universal & available to all the Global Positioning System (GPS) A network of twenty-four satellites & their monitoring stations on Earth it makes possible almost all modern technology from the smartphone in your pocket to the Mars rover Neither the internet nor the cloud would work without it & it is changing us in profound ways we've yet to come to terms with Pinpoint tells the remarkable story of GPS from its conceptual origins as a bomb guidance system to its present status as one of the most important technologies in the world Yet while GPS has brought us breathtakingly accurate methods of timekeeping navigation & earthquake tracking our overwhelming reliance on it is having unexpected consequences on our culture & on ourselves GPS is reshaping our thinking about privacy & surveillance & brings with it the growing danger of GPS terrorism & neuroscientists have even found that using GPS for navigation may be affecting our cognitive maps
- possibly rearranging the grey matter in our heads
- leading to the increasingly common phenomenon ' Death by GPS' in which drivers blindly follow their devices into deserts lakes & impassable mountains Deeply researched inventive & with fascinating insights into the way we think about our place in the world Pinpoint reveals the way that the technologies we design to help us can end up shaping our lives It is at once a grand history of science & a far-reaching book about contemporary culture

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Looking for the fastest drive in the market but already have software? Then the BDR-209DBK is the drive for you The BDR-209DBK drive is perfect for system builders for those looking to upgrade to a fast Blu-ray burner or for those who already have software The BDR-209DBK is an internal SATA drive It can burn up to 16x on BD-R (25GB) media & up to 14x on BD-R dual layer (50GB) media which is the fastest in the market! The drive is also backwards compatible so it can read & write to most DVD & CD formats Click on the " Specifications" tab to see all supported media formats as well as the read & write speeds achievable Want to watch Blu-ray 3D titles? Well the BDR-209DBK drive is 3D capable All you need is 3D playback software & a 3D display system & you&re ready to go Running out of hard drive space? Afraid of losing your valuable files when your hard drive crashes? With Blu-ray BD-R dual layer (DL) discs you can store the equivalent of 10 single layer DVDs Now you can have a backup you can trust & with fewer discs The BDR-209DBK drive has features such as a Quick Play which enables movies discs to be ready faster a Noise Suppression design to minimize noise an Anti-Dust design to increase durability & Precision Writing Technology to minimize write errors & of course being a Pioneer drive the BDR-209DBK drive supports a wide range of blank media Drive Features- Faster burning 16x Blu-ray burner! Pioneer can now achieve up to 16x writing on BD-R media & up to 14x on BD-R Dual Layer (DL) discs- Watch 3D movies The drive is 3D capable All you need is 3D playback software & a 3D display system
- Play movies faster The amount of time between inserting a movie disc & that disc being ready has been reduced For movies on DVD & Blu-ray Disc the disc is ready faster when compared to the BDR-208DBK- A quieter drive The tray cushion & the top cover of the BDR-209DBK has been designed to reduce disc rotation noise
- Increased life expectancy The sound barrier design that traps noise inside the drive also works to keep dust outside the drive This makes the drive much more dust resistant & drive failure due to dust is practically nonexistent- Wide blank media support Pioneer strives to have best in class performance over a wide range of media – our drives achieve this for a large variety of BD & DVD media Refer to the drive’s media support list for all supported media & the write speed that can be achieved
- finest top quality writing Our chassis& design maximizes disc stability & write quality by reducing warping at high speed caused by disc vibration especially on the outer areas of the disc Data Buffer 4 MB Mounting Orientation Horizontally or Vertically Interface Serial-ATA (SATA) Operating System Support Windows 8 7 Vista & XP SP3 Write Support BD BD-R BD-R DL BD-R LTH BD-RE BD-RE DL DVD DVD-R DVD R DVD-R DL DVD R DL DVD RW DVD-RW CD CD-R CD-RWRead Support BD BD-ROM BD-ROM DL BD-R BD-R DL BD-R LTH BD-RE BD-RE DL DVD DVD-ROM DVD-ROM DL DVD-R DVD R DVD-R DL DVD R DL DVD RW DVD-RW DVD-RAM CD CD-ROM CD-R CD-RWWrite Speed BD-R BD-R SL 16x BD-R DL 14x BD-R LTH 8x BD-RE BD-RE SLDL 2x DVD-R 16x DVD
- RW 6x DVD R 16x DVD RW 8x DVD R (Double Layer) 8x DVD
- R (Double Layer) 8x CD
- R 40x CD
- RW 24x Read Speed BD-R BD-R SL 12x BD-R DL 8x BD-R LTH 8x BD-RE BD-RE SL 10x BD-RE DL 6x BD-ROM BD-ROM SL 12x BD-ROM DL 8x DVD-ROM (Single) 16x DVD-ROM (Dual) 12x DVD-R DVD-RW DVD-R 16x DVD-RW 12x DVD R DVD RW DVD R 16x DVD RW 12x CD-ROM 40x CD-R 40x CD-RW 24x






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SPECIFICATIONSDesign Disc loading type Tray Colour of product Black Mounting Vertical Horizontal Internal Yes Performance Purpose Desktop Drive device buffer size 4 MB Optical drive type Blu-Ray DVD Combo Interface Serial ATA II Optical disc diameter 80120 mm Disc types supported BD-RBD-R DLBD-REBD-RE DLBD-ROMCD-RCD-RWDVD RDVD R DLDVD RWDVD-RDVD-R DLDVD-RAMDVD-ROMDVD-RWWriting speed BD-RE Dual Layer write speed 2x BD-R Dual Layer write speed 14x BD-RE write speed 2x BD-R write speed 16x DVD-RW write speed 6x DVD-RAM write speed 5x DVD-R write speed 16x DVD-R Double Layer write speed 8x DVD RW write speed 8x DVD R write speed 16x DVD R Double Layer write speed 8x CD-RW write speed 24x CD-R write speed 40x Reading speed DVD-R Double Layer read speed 12x BD-RE read speed 10x BD-RE Dual Layer read speed 6x BD-R read speed 12x BD-R Dual Layer read speed 8x DVD-RW read speed 12x DVD-ROM read speed 16x DVD-RAM read speed 5x DVD-R read speed 16x DVD RW read speed 12x DVD R read speed 16x DVD R Double Layer read speed 12x CD-RW read speed 24x CD-ROM read speed 40x CD-R read speed 40x BD-ROM read speed 12x Access time DVD drive average random access time 150 ms CD-ROM drive average random access time 140 ms BD-ROM average random access time 160 ms Optical drive Disc loading type Tray Drive device buffer size 4 MB Optical drive type Blu-Ray DVD Combo Interface Serial ATA II Optical disc diameter 80120 mm Mounting Vertical Horizontal Disc types supported BD-RBD-R DLBD-REBD-RE DLBD-ROMCD-RCD-RWDVD RDVD R DLDVD RWDVD-RDVD-R DLDVD-RAMDVD-ROMDVD-RW Internal Yes Technical details Purpose Desktop Colour of product Black System requirements Windows operating systems supported Windows 7 Home Basic Windows 7 Home Premium Windows 7 Professional Windows 7 Starter Windows 7 Ultimate Windows 8 Windows 8 Enterprise Windows 8 Pro Windows Vista Business Windows Vista Enterprise Windows Vista Home Basic Windows Vista Home Premium Windows Vista Ultimate Weight ...

6x Slim Portable USB (Universal Serial Bus) 30 BDDVDCD Burner Supports BDL format Ultra lightweight USB (Universal Serial Bus) Bus Powered Cyber Link software included USB 30 Ultra lightweight & portable Auto quiet Power Read & Pure Read 2 features Up to 6x writing speed on BD-R & BD-R DL media Supports BDXL Blu-ray DVD & CD media The BDR-XD05TB is one of the world&s smallest & lightest BDDVDCD portable burners supporting BDXL The ultra-compact USB (Universal Serial Bus) 30 drive can read & write to all BDXL discs 1 including BD-R triple-layer 100GB media BD-R quad-layer 128GB media & BD-RE triple layer 100GB media as well as conventional Blu-ray discs (single-layer 25GB media & dual-layer 50GB media) The portable device measuring only 52" (W) X 055" (H) X 52" (D) & weighing a mere 846 ounces also has the ability to be powered directly via USB (Universal Serial Bus) (no AC adaptor needed) The BDR-XD05TB is bundled with Cyber Link Media Suite 10 which

Includes:: Power DVD™ 10 Power Director 10 & Power 2 Go 7 Power DVD 10 delivers award winning playback software & will even upscale standard-definition content to high-definition quality Power Director 10 means that you can import your home movies edit them & then author them to Blu-ray Disc or DVD or upload them to social media sites Power 2 Go 7 gives you the ability to burn your valuable files to Blu-ray (including triple & quad layer BDXL discs) DVD or CD media With BDXL support you can now back up your files with fewer discs than ever before & since the drive is portable & USB (Universal Serial Bus) bus powered all of this can be done virtually anywhere The BDR-XD05TB can write up to 6x 2 on BD-R & BD-R dual-layer (DL) media One BD-R DL disc can hold the same amount of data as 10 DVDs (single-layer) The drive can write up to 4x on BD-R triple-layer (TL) & quad-layer (QL) media One QL disc can hold the same amount of data as 27 DVDs (single-layer) The drive is also backward compatible to read & write to most DVD & CD recordable media Click on the " Specifications" tab to see all supported media formats & the read & writeburn speeds achievable for each format The BDR-XD05TB also has unique features such as Power Read™ Auto Quiet mode & Pure Read 2 Power Read can provide smoother movie playback when a disc has fingerprints or minor surface scratches Auto Quiet mode intelligently adjusts the disc rotation speed to reduce noise (useful while watching movies or listening to music) & Pure Read automatically adjusts the drive parameters to minimize sound glitches during music playback Auto Quiet mode & Pure Read can be configured as well as enabled & disabled with the Pioneer BDR-XD05TB Drive Utility The utility is available for download here Drive Features Store more data… Up to 156 more data storage capacity than a 50GB Dual Layer Blu-ray Disc The BDXL™ format supports BDXL Blu-ray media (including 128GB Quad Layer (QL) & 100GB Triple Layer (TL) Blu-ray Disc™) Faster burning 6x 2 writing on BD-R single-layer & dual-layer discs 4x writing on BD-R triple-layer & quad layer discs An eco-friendly drive Smaller packaging
- saves resources & fuel for transportation Reduced power consumption on external USB (Universal Serial Bus) drives which allows for eco-friendly USB (Universal Serial Bus) bus-powered drives Smooth movie playback Scratches fingerprints & other abnormalities on the surface of a disc can sometimes cause Blu-ray & DVD movie playback to stop When a Power Read enabled drive is not able to read through obstructed areas of a disc it will attempt to quickly move forward to the next available data point resulting in smoother Blu-ray & DVD movie playback 3 A smarter drive Pioneer drives with Auto Quiet mode monitor how they are being used & will adjust their speed automatically – high speed for data transfer & low speed for music or movie playback A better music experience Scratches & fingerprints on your CDs can cause them to skip A drive normally makes a calculated guess at the unreadable data & attempts to correct this to match the original music However this is not 100 accurate Pure Read when enabled makes the drive reread the obscured data to extract the original music as accurately as possible 4 Wide blank media support Pioneer strives to have best in class performance over a wide range of media – our drives achieve this for a large variety of BD & DVD media Refer to the drive’s media support list for all supported media & the write speed that can be achieved Cyber Link Software Included Power DVD™ 10
- Delivers award-winning playback quality for Blu-ray & DVD movies on a PC Upscales standard-definition content to high-definition quality Power Director 10
- Edit & author your home video masterpieces to Blu-ray Disc or DVD or upload them to social media sites Power 2 Go 7
- Store & share valuable personal files on a secure & removable disc Software Minimum System Requirements Hardware 1 Available USB (Universal Serial Bus) 30 port or 2 available USB (Universal Serial Bus) 20 ports Operating System Microsoft Windows 8 7 Vista & XP SP3 Processor Intel Core™ 2 Duo E6750 (266 M Hz) AMD Phenom 9450 (21 G Hz) or faster Video Card Intel G45 NVIDIA Ge Force 8600GT AMD Radeon HD2600 or faster Display HDCP5 compliant display required for Blu-ray playback 1024 x 768 minimum display resolution Memory 2GB RAM required for Blu-ray playback 3GB RAM or greater recommended for editing HD video Hard Disk Space 5GB available space minimum 128GB or more available space required for creating quad-layer Blu-ray Discs 1 Note Triple & quad layer BDXL discs can only be used in BDXL drives 26x BD-R & BD-R DL write speed achieved using certain media & only with the Pioneer USB (Universal Serial Bus) driver installed (downloaded from the Firmware & Software tab) 3 Power Read is not guaranteed to work with all disc conditions or under all PC environments 4 Pure Read 2 is not guaranteed to work with all disc conditions or under all PC environments 5HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) display device is required only for playback of high-definition copy protected content (for example a Hollywood Blu-ray title) For such content the connection between the PC & the display device must be made using a digital DVI HDMI or Display Port cable





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